A-Z inventions of Covid-19: Streaming

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Dec 3, 2020: a date that will live in infamy for cinemas.

In the United States, it was the day news broke that major studio Warner Bros would release its 2021 slate of films in cinemas and the HBO Max streaming service at the same time. It came after Disney, as an experiment, released its period fantasy Mulan (below) on its Disney+ service in the US in September.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on December 20, 2020, with the headline A-Z inventions of Covid-19: Streaming. Subscribe